Winter Untold (Summer Unplugged) by Amy Sparling Read Free Book Online

idiot. I don’t even remember what I said.”
    “Then why are you apologizing?” I ask, lifting an eyebrow. I hoped he had forgotten about calling me cute, but he’s probably just pretending he did.
    “Because the only thing I do remember is the look you gave me in the hallway.”
    “What kind of look was that?”
    “He stares at the ground as he walks. “A look like I’m a fucking asshole. So I want to apologize.”
    “Ah,” I say as the moments of silence grow increasingly awkward. “Well, thanks.”
    “Winter Festival in one week,” he says, hooking his thumbs around his backpack straps. “I think we should go together since you know all about it and I’m still the weirdo out-of-place new guy. I can drive us.”
    I want to tell him that I can’t ride with him because I’ll be with my boyfriend. But I can’t say the words because then I’d end up jinxing myself and Jace won’t be able to make it. Or worse, he’ll call and break up with me and then I won’t even have a boyfriend for the festival. Luckily, I don’t have to say anything at all because Becca smashes into my other shoulder one second later.
    “Looks like I don’t have to take your ass home today,” she says, giving me a silly eyebrow wiggle.
    “What do you mean by that?” I ask right as I look up at the parking lot, toward the second row where Becca’s car is parked. “Oh, my god…” I murmur as the world’s biggest, goofiest grin spreads across my face. I think Becca says something but I don’t notice whatever it is. All I can focus on is my boyfriend’s big ass truck, parked directly behind her car, and my boyfriend, looking handsome as hell in dark jeans and a black leather jacket, staring straight at me.
    I break into a sprint and cross the parking lot, leaving Chase and Becca in my wake. Jace gives me his silly smirk, trying to play it cool when I know he’s just as excited as I am. He opens his arms and I dive into them, wrapping my hands tightly around his neck as I feel my feet lift off the ground.
    His breath is warm against my neck, a huge contrast to the cold air outside. “I missed you, baby,” he says. Chills run down my neck and prickle across my spine.
    “I missed you too,” I say, or rather, try to say. My words are cut off by his kiss—his lips are warm and smell slightly of minty lip balm.
    “You two have fun,” Becca calls out sarcastically as she taps her foot while waiting at her car door. She can’t move until Jace drives his truck out of her way.
    “Oh we will,” Jace calls back, opening the passenger door for me.
    I turn to wave goodbye to Becca, but see Chase instead. “See ya,” he says with a small smile, but he isn’t fooling me. He had no idea I had a boyfriend.
    And I’m an idiot for not realizing that until now.

Chapter 8
    Mom and her boyfriend take Bentley to dinner and to see a movie, leaving the house completely empty for a few hours. I pounce on Jace as soon as they leave the house, sliding my fingers up his chest and desperately wanting to leave the living room in favor of my bedroom. Preferably, my bed.
    Jace pulls away after a minute of kissing. “I want to finish this, trust me I do, but can we get some food first?”
    I frown, drawing my eyebrows together in a puppy face. “Food is more important than making out with me?”
    “Never,” he says, pulling my forehead to his lips. “I’m just so damn hungry. I’ve been on a plane all day and unsalted peanuts can only hold me over for so long.”
    I roll my eyes. “Okay, but I want Italian.”
    “Pizza?” he asks with a smile.
    I grab my purse off the couch. “Duh.”
     
    Nick’s Pizza has the most amazing giant pizza slices. They really are giant in that you pretty much have to eat them with a knife and fork. One slice is served on a metal plate which is actually just a large pizza pan. Jace always orders two slices and I always order one, which extra marinara sauce because Jace doesn’t eat his crusts and I eat